LinuxQuestions.org - Need explanation about all groups

- Slackware (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/)

- - Need explanation about all groups (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/need-explanation-about-all-groups-504929/)

madking75

11-26-2006 03:48 AM

Need explanation about all groups

Hi everyone,

I can't administrate my system without knowing each group. Help me, please. I searched for 30 minutes and now I'm bored.

These are my groups in Slackware 11:

Code:

adm

audio

bin

burning

cdrom

console

daemon

disk

floppy

ftp

games

gdm

kmem

lp

mail

man

mem

mysql

news

nobody

nogroup

pop

root

rpc

scanner

shadow

slocate

smmsp

sshd

sys

tty

users

utmp

uucp

video

wheel

My second question is:

In which groups should a user be to burn. The group "burning" doesn't help. Thx.

Code:

/usr/bin:

-rws--x--- 1 root buning 572308 2006-11-26 10:06 cdrdao

-rws--x--- 1 root burning 317404 2006-11-26 10:03 cdrecord

-rws--x--- 1 root burning 78052 2006-11-26 10:08 growisofs

uselpa

11-26-2006 04:26 AM

To find out which group protects which ressource, as root, type (in this example the group is "adm"):

Code:

find / -group adm 2>/dev/null

Second, these are my groups and cd writing works:

Code:

pu@slackw:~$ id

uid=1000(pu) gid=100(users) groups=6(disk),17(audio),18(video),19(cdrom),20(games),93(scanner),100(users)

madking75

11-26-2006 04:36 AM

Thx a lot, burning works now. And now I see, the group rights are nothing as file rights, right?

Thx.

uselpa

11-26-2006 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madking75

Thx a lot, burning works now.

So what was missing?
And where does this "burning" group come from? It's not in my install.

Quote:

Originally Posted by madking75

And now I see, the group rights are nothing as file rights, right?

AFAIK, yes.

madking75

11-26-2006 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uselpa

So what was missing?
And where does this "burning" group come from? It's not in my install.

Hi,

I created a group called burning and used the k3bsetup program which changed the group and permissions on the three needed console burning tools. And all I got to do was add my user to the groups you told. Finished. My user was only in the group users.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:15 PM.